Hearts and Hands — O. Henry
"It's Miss Fairchild," he said- - - - - - - - - his keen,shrewd eyes.
(1) Explain significance of'hands' in the story. What role do the eavesdroppers play in the story?
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The story begins with two people, the glum-faced man and Mr Easton handcuffed together. It is the handcuffing that lends to the 'Hands' part of the title. In fact, it is the hands which are significant for revealing the true identities of the two men.
Miss Fairchild was misled by the unnamed man about the identity of Mr Easton as he wanted to save Mr Easton from an embarrasing situation by revealing that he was the convict and was being taken by him to the prison. It was an astute passenger in the coach, who discovered that a marshal would not handcuff his own right hand with that of a convict, as was the case with Mr Easton and the marshal.
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